UK-based Zambian engineer Professor Clive Chirwa says the administration of road tolls in Zambia is not in accordance with the Constitution and the UN Charter, which provides that toll gates are to be designed on parallel to standard roads. And Prof Chirwa says economic roads should not be done under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. In an interview, Prof Chirwa said the UN Charter stipulated that if a toll road is designed, another stretch should be available for those that can’t afford the charges. “Coming to PPP you know, me I have never been a good advocate for PPP, especially when it comes to government institutions. In many countries where they have had PPPs it has never worked. In fact...

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